Arrest made in connection with Tuesday night shooting

Springfield police have arrested a 19-year-old Springfield man in connection with a shooting that occurred Tuesday night in the 2200 block of East Monroe Street.

Lamond J. Grice, who lives in that block, has been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm and criminal damage to property, according to a news release police issued Thursday.

Grice was arrested Wednesday, police said.

Deputy Chief Dan Mounce said Wednesday that one man was struck by either a partial round or a pellet and suffered very minor injuries but was not cooperative with police, leading officers to believe the incident had not happened as it was reported.

Multiple homes on that block had gunfire-related damage, and officers had recovered bullet casings from the scene, Mounce said. He wouldn't say Wednesday what type of casings they were.

The investigation is ongoing, police said Thursday.

Officers were investigating another shots-fired incident about 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the same block. No information was available about whether it was connected to the Tuesday shooting. No one was injured in the Thursday night incident.